Man's body discovered in Lake Nokomis

Investigators are on the scene at Lake Nokomis, where a man's body was discovered in the water late Tuesday afternoon.

The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office recovered the body of the man, whose age, identity and cause of death have not yet been determined, spokeswoman Lisa Kiava said. The discovery was made near East 54th Street. More details will be released this evening.

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